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Saturday, June 7, 2014

TESDA Caraga searches for Reg’l Kabalikat
awardee

By Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) – The search is on for
the 2014 Regional Kabalikat Awardee. This, after the regional and provincial
search committees have jointly conducted a meeting held recently here to
announce the opening of this annual competition.

Soberano added the competition encouraged active
participation of institutions, private firms/companies, Local Government Units
(LGUs), and Legislative Units in the development and employment of Filipino
workforce.

Meanwhile, TESDA Caraga regional director Dr.
Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. said this is TESDA’s way of recognizing and honoring
outstanding partners from institutions, industry, LGUs and Legislative for
their unselfish contribution to Technical Education and Skills Development
(TESD).

Sunico further said the Kabalikat Award also
recognizes good practices of the partners in manifesting their deep sense of
corporate social responsibility through the conduct of training, assessment and
certification and other programs/projects related to workforce development such
as provision of technical assistance in provincial and regional TESD Committee,
skills competition, Technical Expert Panel (TEP), standards/curriculum
development and employment facilitation.

The Kabalikat Award is one of TESDA’s reward
mechanisms in giving due recognition and honor to its outstanding partners in
the promotion and enhancement of TESD. The award is conferred to outstanding
institutions, private firms/companies, LGUs and Legislative partners cognizant
of their good practices and contribution in the promotion and development of
the country’s technical and vocational workers in terms of qualification and/or
competencies gained.

Said contributions may be in the form of
training scholarships, donation of training machines and equipment, supplies
and materials, recruitment and placement assistance to trainees and certified
persons, internship training, TESD promotion and advocacy and other support
services in pursuit of the advancement of TESD.

The Institutional Partner category includes
TESDA’s partners from the private schools/training institutions, training centers,
non-government organizations/institutions that employ good practices in the
promotion and enhancement of TESD such as the following: conduct of regular
tracer study of graduates, meeting market-based performance standard, proper
incentives, labor market research, and public-private partnership.

Under the Industry Partner category, these TESDA
partners may be an industry association or individual private and public
establishment/firm/company that adhered to good practices in the promotion and
enhancement of TESD. The juridical personality of the awardees shall be
considered in the selection. For instance, franchises will be treated as
separate entities. However, departments/units/project areas shall be treated
under its mother organization.

The LGU partner category may be a municipality,
city or provincial unit, and other related government offices which provided
exemplary support and cooperation with TESDA in the area of TESD activities
translated to programs/projects related to workforce development such as
training and assessment, scholarships, donations, provision of technical
assistance in provincial or regional TESD Committee, skills competition, TEP,
and standards/curriculum development.

The Legislative partner category includes the
office of a Congressman or Senator which provided exemplary support to and
cooperation with TESDA in the area of TESD activities translated to
programs/projects related to workforce development such as training and
assessment, scholarships, donations, provision of technical assistance in
provincial or regional TESD Committee, skills competition, TEP, and
standards/curriculum development.

Soberano explained that each regional or
executive office shall assess and submit one Kabalikat awardee for each
category. They will also create their respective Screening Committees who shall
be responsible in the screening/assessment and selection of the Kabalikat
awardees.

The official further discussed that the
selection of awardee/s shall be based on set criteria specified in the
guidelines. They (awardees) must meet the minimum required score of at least 75
points to qualify for screening at the National Kabalikat level.

“A total of six National Kabalikat Awardees
shall be chosen from among the Regional and Executive Office awardees: one each
from Institutional, Industry and Legislative Partners; and three from LGU
Partners – one each coming from town, city and province,” Soberano said.

The regional/executive office awardees will
receive the awards during the awarding ceremony in August 2014 as part of the
yearly celebration of TESDA anniversary.

It can be recalled that in 2012, Surigao del Sur
governor Johnny T. Pimentel was awarded National Kabalikat Awardee under the
LGU Partner Category, besting other local chief executives in the country. (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)